Tea for Tuesday

I've been trying to get rid of some of my teapots.  A person doesn't need so many.

I bought this one at a garage sale several years ago.  It has a bamboo handle and thus seemed to have a slightly Oriental feel.  I pulled it out of my storage bin and found a set of Japanese plates that looked nice with it. 

I bought the plates at an antique store about five years ago.  I didn't really like them a lot when I bought them, so don't ask me why I did.  I think it was because I was just starting to shop at antique stores and they were something I could afford.  Now I only buy things I really like, but I still don't spend very much money on an item.

Both sides of the pot have this "medallion".  It looks like metal, but I don't see how it could be.  It's curved, and if it was metal, it would melt in the firing process, wouldn't it?  It has a matte finish, unlike the shiny glaze on the cobalt blue part.

I think cobalt was a good choice for an Oriental pot, because it reminds me of the work kimonos which were cobalt blue.

 

I have three vintage kimono segments that I bought at the International Quilt Festival in Chicago years ago.  I never did anything with them.  I've never done anything with that book, either.  I don't like it when I buy things and don't use them for years, and then my interest shifts and I finally realize I'm never going to do anything with those things I just couldn't live without, like vintage kimonos.

That's a lesson to me to not buy more than I can use in a reasonable amount of time.